The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation has announced its annual scholarship awards banquet. The event is 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Montgomery Inn, 9440 Montgomery Road.
Tickets are available through the athletes nominated or you can contact the organization here, by phone at 513-518-8270 or by email at nffcincy@gmail.com.
The foundation will give out several special awards including the annual “That’s Our Boy” honors.
The Southwestern Ohio That’s Our Boy Award is named after Joe Quinn, former sports writer at the Cincinnati Post. Joe retired in October, 1976, after working in the sports department of the Post for 41 years. He was the first to pick a High School All-Star Team, the first to write a column about high school sports, and the first to write about the high school scene on a daily basis. Quinn organized the first meeting of high school coaches in Southwest Ohio, which became the Southwestern Ohio Football Coaches Association.
The Southwest Ohio nominees are Alex Amburgy (Waynesville), Braden BoBo (McNicholas), Justice Burnam (Anderson), Ryan Coyle (Cincinnati Country Day), Joel Hancock (Wyoming), Zach Hoying (Kings), Carter Isaacs (Hamilton), Petey Jones (Cincinnati College Prep Academy), Garrett Lundy (Waynesville), Max Mehlman (Batavia) and Maddox Zeigler (West Clermont).
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The Northern Kentucky That’s My Boy Award is named for Brian P. Williams, a former award winner, who died in New York City in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, at age 30. Williams was a three-sport star and a star in the classroom at Covington Catholic High School. He was team captain his senior year and was also first-team all-state as a tight end.
Northern Kentucky nominees are Austin Alexander (Cooper), Kaleb Cole (Newport Central Catholic), Cole Howard (Beechwood) and Tate Kruer (Covington Catholic).
The foundation will honor athletes from four college teams. They are Gavin Gerhardt (University of Cincinnati), Kolton Reaves (Thomas More University) and Jackson Tucker (Mount St. Joseph University). Miami University’s winner will be announced later.
Petey Jones of CCPA will receive the Tom Potter Courage Award. This award is presented to a person who has overcome great obstacles in his life. Potter lived each day of his life with a great deal of courage while possessing an overwhelming devotion and commitment to young people.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Zachery Taylor, who coached at Batavia, Bethel-Tate, Glen Este, Mason, West Clermont and Williamsburg. Longtime broadcaster Tim Bray of Spectrum Broadcasting will be given the Contribution to Amateur Football Award.
